ISBN 9788132110491

ISBN-10

8132110498

Binding

Paperback

Number of Pages

148 Pages

Language

(English)

Subject

Management

Who can tell, what it really takes to be an effective leader today? The most successful CEOs can, from inside the minds of top CEOs of India, here are invaluable lessons on the most significant aspects of leadership. This compilation of short personal narratives by iconic business leaders tells us how even the most accomplished leaders had to discover their leadership calling and develop their traits with conscious initiative and practice. Most leadership literature is too formal, too didactic. Leadership, however is not and will never be a "one-size-fits-all" concept. This book is born out of the need for learning the art of leadership from the unique examples of the most successful leaders. With contributions from celebrated business leaders like Raghav Bahl, Kumar Mangalam Birla, Tarun Das, Adi Godrej, Chanda Kochhar, R.A. Mashelkar, N.R. Narayana Murthy, Deepak Parekh and M.V. Subbiah, this book leads the reader to appreciate the journey of the these leaders from being undistinguished individuals to becoming celebrated corporate luminaries, to draw inspiration and learn from their struggles and achievements.
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Review
An excellent narrative from the leaders, includes elements of their personality, values, beliefs, the points of transformation for them and also how they practice leadership providing useful insights into the leaders world... the book is of huge relevance for all who need to develop their own practice of leadership such that it is useful for their organizations, for themselves and for the society at large.... free of technical parlance and a very good read for all those interested in leadership in India.
(Global Business Review, Vol 14, Issue 3, September 2013)
A significant contribution to the literature. It is a compilation of "short personal narratives by iconic business leaders of their leadership beliefs and experiences...this book is an account of leadership experiences in the real world"